Convertible heating and cooking stove.



v No. 880,106. PATENTED FEB. 25,1908.

J. J. SHIMEK.

CONVERTIBLE HEATING AND COOKING STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.1906.

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J. J. SHIM'BK.

CONVERTIBLE HEATING AND COOKING STOVE,

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Y in the county of-Republic and State of Kan-1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. 'SHIMEK, OF CUBA, KANSAS.'

' CONVERTIBLE HEATING AND COOKING STOVE.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented-Feb 25,1908.

I Application filed June 4. 1906. Serial lie- 320.105.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. SHIMEK, 'a citizen of the United States, residing atJOub'a,

sas, have invented a new and useful Convertie ble Heating and Cooking Stove, of which the following is a specification.

- The invention relates to a convertible cook-.-

ing and heating stove.

The object of the present invention 1s to improve the construction of stoves, and to provide a convertible cooking and heating. stove of simple and comparatively inexpensive construction, adapted to be easily changed into either a cooking or heating stove without removing any of theparts.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a stove of this kind, which,;when ar ranged for cooking, will prevent. the -.heat from being carried directly to the stove,pipe,; and which,..when arranged for heating-will; afford a maximum amount ofheat' and ene able-either a .wood or. coal fire to be left unat; tended for a considerable length of time with erfectisafety andwithout liability of the firehecoming extinguished.

With these andother objects inview, the invention. consists in the. construction. and

novel. combination of parts hereinaftenfully 1 described, illustrated. in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed outin .the .claims' hereto. ap ended, .1t. being understood that, various vc anges in the form, proportion} size and minor details of.construct1on,.mth1n the scope: of the claims, may be resorted. towithout departing from the s irit .onsacrifichg the stove. eing arranged as a heater'. isfatransverse sectional view on .the line 4&

an of theadvantagesof t einventioni I n 'the drawingste-Eigure 1 is a perspec.- tive view of a convertible cooki Fig. 2' is a-longitudinal sectionalview 0f 'the same. .3.is.alongitudinal scctionallg ew, -.1g. 4

of Fig. 2.

Likenumerals of reference. designate cor.- responding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

11 desi nate vertical side walls of a substantially-oblong stove, which. isuprovide d with front and rear end walls 2 and 3.'

The stove, which is designed for useboth as a cooking stove and a heater .is-preferabl supportediabove lthefloor by egs, whic .andfheatr. ingstovefconstructed' in accor ance wlth this invention and arranged for cooking.

' the sides or wings 15 to are suitably secured to the bottom 5 of the stove,.but when the stove .is arranged as a heater, it may be1placed dire'ctly' upon the.

.floor without. danger, as the lower ortion of the stove will not become excessive y heated, .as hereinafter more fully explained. The casing of the stove may be constructedof any suitable material, and may be plain or of any ornamental design, and stoves of any desired sizesmay be constructed. I

The Steve is divided into an upper combustion chamber'or compartment and a lower ash pit by 'means of a grate composed of frontandrear imperforate sections6 and 7, the rear section 7 being sl'idable and adjustable to providearear opening 8, as illustrated-in Fig.2 of the drawings, and also to close. such opening, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, by arranging the rear section contiguous to the rear wall to form a sup ort or falsebottom. The rear section 7, w ich is located in a lane below the front section,

isa'rranged in orizontal guides 9, consisting The rear sec-f ,tion 7 .of the grate is slidable freely in the guides or ways 9, and the front section 6 is preferabl supported upon lugs 9 which of,h orizo'ntal ribs or flanges.

project a 'ove the ribs or flanges 92 When the [grate is arranged to provide a rear opening as shown in Fig. 2. of the drawings-the draft is admitted below the grate at the front of the stove, which is provided with a .door 11, hinged at the upper edge and extending across the "stove within a short distance of each'side of the same. The door 'is provided atits upper edge with suitable ears 12, and is connected with corresponding ears13, of the front .wall of the, body ofthe stove'bymeans of suitable pintles 14. The door 11 which is adapted to swing upwardly froma vertical position to a horizontal position, is supported in the latter position by sidesQliIwlngs 15, which cOope'rate'With the door to; form .a projecting .conduitor inlet .for the air The sides or wings 15, which are.

substantially triangular, are connected with drawing. This arrangement forms a heating 16, which connect the sides or wings 15 with the door 11, enable the said sides or win s to be readily engaged with and disengaged om the groove 17 of the bottom of the stove.

When the lower draft door 11 is open, air

is admitted beneath the grate, and it passes upward into the upper compartment or combustion chamber of the stove, and as the cold I airis not admitted to the combustion chamber at-the front of the stove, and does not pass across thetop of the fire between the same and the top of the stove, it does not drive the heat to the chimney or chill the top of the stove, as is the case with the stove of the ordinary construction. The upper draft at the back of the stove is sufficient to, support combustion, and it serves to drive heat the grate, the draft being admitted at the top of the stove, as shown in Fig. 3 ofthe stove o e upper ortion of the body. The front draft door is (il locked in such position by a fastening device 18. having a lug or enga ing I ortion 19 for engaging the groove 17 o the ottom of the stove.

- The top of the stove is provided with front and rear sections or members 20 and '21,

which are connected together by a suitable hinge joint 22, whereby the front section or member- 2'is adapted to beswu'ng upward,

as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, to ro-.

vide the necessary draft and also to a ord access to the fire when the stove is arranged for cooking pur oses; By raisingthe front section or mem er of 'the top of the stove, the latter may beiused for'toasting, broiling, and the like. The front section or member 20 is also raised for introducing fuel into the stove and both sections are adapted to be swung upward on the hinge joint 23 of the rear section or member to open the inner top of the stove to permit large logs, or other large pieces of fuel to be conveniently placed n the stove. The front section or member 20 rovided at opposite sides of the stove sides or wings 24 which are sectorwit shaped or substantiall triangular, and which cooperate with t e front section or member 20 of the'toplto 'provide a projecting conduitor inlet for t e an. The hinge joint 23 of the rear section connects the rear end of the latter to the stove'i'at the back thereof,

andthe ;front' section or member, when osed and may be securelyraised, is secured in its adjustment by means of a dog 25, consisting of a plate or bar, pivoted or hinged at its front end 26 to the front section or member 20 at a point between the ends thereof, and-provided at its rear end. with a depending or downwardly extending tooth or engaging portion 27, which is adapted to engage a ratchet 28, consisting of -alongitudinal series of ratchet teeth ar-- ranged in a groove or recess '29 of the rear section or member 21, and located below the upper face of the same. The front section or member 20 is provided with a groove or recess 30 to receive the pivoted dog, which preferably has its upper face flush with the 30 upper faces of the sections or members 20 and 21, when the latter are in a horizontal position, as illustrated. in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawin s. The front faces of the ratchet teeth 0 the rear section are inclined'or bev- 5 eled and the rear engaging faces of the teeth are vertical to form shoulders. The pivoted 'or hinged dog slides freely over the ratchet, when the front section is raised, and the tooth 27 drops into engagement with the teeth 28, which may be of any desired number.

The dog is provided with a longitudinal slot 31 to receive the head 32 of a pivoted locking device, which consists of a screw having an oblong head, which is adapted to 5 be turned either longitudinally or transversely of the dog. When the head of the locking device is arranged longitudinally of. the slot ofthe dog, thefront section or member 20 is adapted'to'be raised and lowered inde endently of the rear section, but when the liead of the locking device is arranged transversely of the slot and engages the dog,

the front and rear sections or members 20 and ,21 are rigidly connected, and when the front section or member is raised, it swings upwardly with the rear section or member on the hinge joint of the'latter. The lockin device is turned to the right to en age it wit the dog, and the threaded shan .or screw portion 33 is arranged in a threaded erforation of the rear section,'and is move inward bysuch rotary movement of the head 32, whereb the locking device frictionally engages t e dog and is held against accidental 1 5 unscrewing. I

The front and rear sections or members 20 and 21 are provided with stove-holes, and have suitable lids 34 and 35, which may be of any desirednumber, and arran ement, and 12.0 the back of the stove is provi ed with an 5,

opening and with a projecting'flang e 3-6 t0 receive a stove pipe. When it is deslred to provide a stove for heating only, a chea' and-efir'ective heater mag be constructed omitting the grate an building the fire directly upon the bot-" tomof the stove. When, however, the stove isarranged' as a'heater and the fire is built upon-the closed grate', the body of the stove member arranged to form a rear opening and ada ted to close the same, and a door arran e below the grate.

2. convertible heating and cooking stove provided with a top having a front hinged section ada ted to form an air inlet, a grate having an a 'ustable section or member movable toward and from the back of the stove to provide a rear opening and also to close the same, said stove having a smoke outlet located at the rear end of the top of the stove at a point above the rear opening of the grate, and a door located below the grate.

3.1n a convertible heating and eookin stove, the combination of a body provided at the top with a hinged section or member adapted to be raised, and having dependin sides or wings cooperating with. the hinge section when the latter is open to form an air conduit, said sides or wings forming side walls for the said conduit, means for supporting the hinged section or member in its raised position, and a grate located at an intermediate point between the top and bottom of the stove and having an opening and provided with means for closing it to form a heating stove of the upper portion of the body.

4. In a convertible heating and cooking stove, the combination of a body provided at the top with front and rear sections or mem bers hin ed to ether, the rear section or member being a so hinged to the body of the stove, means for rigidly connecting the sections or members to permit the same to swing upwardly on the hinge joint, which connects the rear section or member to the body, and a g ate located at an intermediate point between the top and bottom of the stove and provided ,wlth means for cutting out the lower portion of the said stove.

5. In a convertible heating and cooking stove, the combination of a body provided at the to with front and rear sections or members ringed together, the rear section or member being also hinged to the body of the stove, means for rigidly connecting the sections or members to permit the same to swing upwardly on the hinge joint, which connects the rear section or member to. the

body, said means comprising'a pivoted do'g mounted on one of the sections and engaging the other, and a locking device carried by the latter section for engaging the dog, and a grate located at an-intermediatc point bctween the top and bottom of the stove and rovided with means for cutting out the ower portion of the said stove.

6. In a convertible heating and cooking stove, the combination of a body provided at the top with front and rear sections or members hinged together, the rear section or member bemg also hin ed to the body of the stove, means for rigidly connecting the sections or members to permit the same to swing upwardly on the hinge joint, which connects the rear section or member to the body, said means comprising a dog pivoted to one of the sections or members and provided with a slot and arranged to engage the other section or member; and a pivoted looking device mounted on'the latter section or member and operable in the slot of the dog to engage and release the same, and a grate located-at an intermediate point between the top and bottom of the stove and provided with means forcutting out the lower portion of the said stove.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing'as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature inithe presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH J. SHIMEK.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. Sreenas, A. B. SHIMEK. 

